The wordfreq data will not be updated due to concerns about skewed word frequencies from large language models and the loss of reliable data sources like Twitter and Reddit. The user no longer wants to work on natural language processing projects that could benefit generative AI, citing concerns about data collection and plagiarism.

TSMC's first Arizona chips are now in production, with Apple's A16 SoC being manufactured using the 5nm process, and volume production is expected to ramp up in the first half of 2025. The choice of product is significant, as Apple is using the most advanced chip it could manage on US soil, showing its commitment to the Arizona project.

The Tor Project is still unclear about the details of a de-anonymization attack on a Ricochet user, but emphasizes that Tor users can continue to use Tor Browser securely and anonymously. The Tor Project encourages users to keep software up to date and notes that the Tor network is healthy, with increased bandwidth and a growing number of exit nodes.

Comic Shanns Mono is a monospace font created by patching Comic Shanns v1 using a Python script, with adjusted glyph metrics for better display alongside system fonts. The font is available for use in web pages through a stylesheet and CDN, with optional installation through npm or fontsource package.

LinkedIn is now using everyone's content to train their AI tool -- they just auto opted everyone in. I recommend opting out now (AND that orgs put an end to auto opt-in, it's not cool) Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)

Scramble is an open-source Chrome extension that uses AI to enhance writing, offering customization and privacy. It requires an OpenAI API key, which users must obtain and provide in the extension settings.

Moshi is a speech-text foundation model and full-duplex spoken dialogue framework that uses Mimi, a state-of-the-art streaming neural audio codec, to process 24 kHz audio down to a 12.5 Hz representation with a bandwidth of 1.1 kbps. Moshi achieves a theoretical latency of 160ms with a practical overall latency as low as 200ms on an L4 GPU and provides a streaming version of the audio ...

The user discusses the benefits of self-hosting, including having control over one's digital life and being part of a community of enthusiasts, and provides a gentle introduction to self-hosting using a shared web hosting service like Uberspace. The user recommends installing software like Actual Budget for finance tracking and Miniflux for RSS feed management, and shows how to set up a ...

LLaMA-Omni is a speech-language model that generates text and speech responses based on speech instructions, supporting low-latency and high-quality interactions. It can be run locally with a script, and its code is released under the Apache-2.0 License, with the model complying with the Llama 3.1 License.

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Open source project maintainers are aging, with 60% being unpaid hobbyists, and the majority spend three times more time on security than three years ago. The report highlights the need for proper compensation and recognition of maintainers, as well as concerns about AI coding tools, which could lead to more work and decreased trust in contributors.

CUNYFirst, a unified system, was intended to streamline university processes but was actually driven by CUNY Central's desire for control over curriculum and access to discretionary funds. The system has been criticized for its poor interface, lack of customization, and security issues, causing inefficiencies and extra work for staff and faculty.

OpenAI is threatening to ban users who try to understand how its latest AI model, ChatGPT, thinks, citing attempts to circumvent safeguards. The company claims this is necessary to maintain a competitive advantage and ensure the AI's thought process is aligned with safety policies, but critics argue this move concentrates responsibility in OpenAI's hands and hinders transparency and interpretability.

The researcher commits to responsible disclosure of the vulnerability within a 60-90 day window with the vendor. Prizes will be awarded to the top 2 scorers, with additional details on disclosure timelines and assistance to be published later.

Codon is a high-performance Python implementation that compiles to native machine code, offering speedups of 10-100x or more over vanilla Python, with support for native multithreading and hardware acceleration. It is designed to be a drop-in replacement for CPython, with a familiar syntax and semantics, and supports calling Python modules and executing GPU kernels.

An AI-based early warning system, Chartwatch, launched at St. Michael's Hospital in 2020, has been found to reduce unexpected deaths among hospitalized patients by 26%. The system uses machine learning to analyze patient data and alert nurses to potential health issues, allowing for earlier interventions and better patient outcomes.

PeerTube's latest minor release adds features like separate audio and video streams, audio-only streaming, and simplified video download modal. It also includes improvements like better resolution labels, chapter markers, and proxy settings for youtube-dl, as well as user experience enhancements.

The Meta Tech Podcast discusses Bento, Meta's internal Jupyter Notebooks distribution, which enables engineers to mix code, text, and multimedia in a single document. The podcast features Steve's team, who have built features like scheduled notebooks and WebAssembly-based execution on top of Jupyter.

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"Exo's use of Llama 405B and consumer-grade devices to run inference at scale on the edge shows that the future of AI is open source and decentralized." - 2 MacBooks is all you need. Llama 3.1 405B running distributed across 2 MacBooks using @exolabs_ home AI cluster

Patent trolls and corporate holders are lobbying to reverse the 2014 Alice v. CLS Bank decision, which ended lawsuits over basic computer use, and are pushing for two damaging bills in the Senate. The bills, PERA and PREVAIL, would enable patent abuse and limit public challenges to bad patents, and the Senate must not pass them to protect everyday users and creators.

The system is a forward-only double-entry accounting method with a relational database, suitable for U.S. and international organizations, and is designed to be incomplete, allowing organizations to finalize the implementation. The system includes various tables and relationships to manage journal entries, transactions, and account types, with a focus on compliance with GAAP and IFRS standards.

We've experienced high failure rates in CI build jobs over the past 2-3 weeks, with failures increasing each week. The issue appears to be related to registry.gitlab.com, specifically with pulling container images and cloning GitLab repositories, rather than resource exhaustion or rate limiting.

Register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique and descriptive User-Agent to access the script or application. If blocked, try changing back to default or file a ticket for assistance.

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Lichess experienced a 10-hour downtime due to a physical hardware issue in OVH's data center, which was eventually fixed by OVH technicians, and the platform is now investigating failsafes to prevent similar issues in the future.

General Motors has updated its electric vehicles to allow customers to use Tesla's Supercharging network, but owners will need to purchase adapters for $225. The move aims to provide more convenient and reliable charging options for electric vehicle owners, with GM planning to source adapters from multiple suppliers and eventually build the charging port directly into its vehicles.

A case series study detected the presence of microplastics (MPs) in the human olfactory bulb, suggesting a potential pathway for MPs to enter the brain through the olfactory pathway. The study found that 8 out of 15 deceased individuals had MPs in their olfactory bulbs, with polypropylene being the most common polymer detected, and highlights the need for further research on the health ...

The CVE-2024-45409 vulnerability, an XML signature wrapping attack, affects GitLab and the Ruby ecosystem, allowing attackers to log in as any arbitrary user. The issue stems from the flawed SAML specification and credulous engineers, who implement it, and can be mitigated by ignoring XML signatures and treating SAML payloads as a de-facto protocol.

Qwen2.5 is the latest addition to the Qwen family, featuring language models with significantly more knowledge and improved capabilities in coding and mathematics. The release includes specialized models for coding and mathematics, as well as APIs for flagship language models, and is licensed under Apache 2.0.

A publicly accessible dataset of over 1 million tweets is available on community-archive.org, allowing anyone to build tools on top of the data, and users can contribute by sharing their own tweets, benefiting from the ecosystem of open tools. The goal is to create value and ownership of user data, making it a win-win for everyone, and potentially leading to innovation and competition in the ...

Valkey 8.0's first release includes stability and performance improvements, with fixes for replication, AOF, and cluster configuration issues. The release also optimizes SUNION and SDIFF commands, improves data loading, and enhances logging for better traceability.

Cookie pop-ups are ineffective and legally insufficient, as most sites fail to comply with EU regulations and users are not given a genuine choice to reject tracking. A better approach would be to enact a law requiring sites to respect the do not track signal and not store tracking cookies, with no discrimination against users who elect no tracking.

The Local Knowledge Graph is a Flask-based web app that uses a local Llama model to process queries, generate reasoning, and visualize thought processes as an interactive graph. It requires a local Llama model to be running and accessible to function.

The user is experiencing a regression issue with iOS 18.0 beta 5 and 18.0, despite reinstalling profiles and hitting the "trust" button. They are not optimistic about a fix being released, as the issue has persisted across multiple betas.

J2ME-Loader is a J2ME emulator for Android that supports 2D and 3D games, including Mascot Capsule 3D ones, with features like a virtual keyboard and scaling support. It is a fork of J2meLoader, licensed under Apache License 2.0, and was developed by Nikita Shakarun from 2017 to 2024.

The author criticizes the tech industry for its tendency to hype and overinvest in new technologies, such as Big Data, blockchain, and AI, without considering their actual value or potential consequences. The author proposes a solution to push back against this trend by gathering data on companies' practices and creating scorecards to highlight those that prioritize user consent and avoid ...

The Selectable app lets you access your Postgres database with a beautiful mobile-optimised experience that lets you write complex SQL queries without breaking a sweat.

Bun's ffi feature allows compiling and running native C from JavaScript with shared memory and near-zero call overhead, bypassing N-API and WebAssembly limitations. It uses TinyCC to compile C programs in-memory and generates inline function wrappers for type conversions, achieving fast performance and ease of use.

Flappy Bird is returning with new characters and game modes, but its original creator, Dong Nguyen, claims he has no relation to the new version and did not sell the rights. The new version is the result of a decade-long legal battle by a crypto-adjacent game developer, Gametech Holdings, which acquired the trademark and legal rights to the game.

The Hutter Prize is a competition that ranks lossless data compression programs based on the compressed size of the first 109 bytes of the English Wikipedia dump on March 3, 2006, along with the size of the decompression program. The programs are ranked by their compressed size, decompression time, and memory usage, with the goal of encouraging research in artificial intelligence and natural ...

IBM has been conducting a large-scale layoff, with thousands of employees affected, and is trying to keep it quiet. The layoffs are mainly targeting senior-level programmers, sales, and support staff, with those affected being mostly in the 50-55 age bracket with 20-24 years of seniority.

Papermill is a library that allows users to parameterize and execute Jupyter notebooks programmatically, making it easier to run notebooks with different values on specific dates or at the beginning/end of a month/year. It supports various parameter types, including booleans and numbers, and can be executed through the Python API or command line interface.

Asgard has announced new CUDIMM DDR5-9600 memory kits, claiming a world first in performance, with two offerings of 2x 16GB and 2x 24GB kits with CL44 timings. The kits use Clocked Unbuffered DIMM technology and SK hynix memory ICs, with a PMIC and CKD for energy management and improved thermals.

Intel's Board of Directors had a productive meeting, discussing strategy, portfolio, and progress. The company will expand its collaboration with Amazon Web Services, establish Intel Foundry as an independent subsidiary, and streamline its product portfolio to drive efficiency and profitability.

Amazon workers are demanding better conditions, including a $25 minimum wage, and are unionizing to negotiate with the company, which has led to some concessions, including a $2.2 billion investment in wage increases. The momentum is building, with workers seeking to continue pushing for better wages and working conditions, and experts predicting that collective bargaining agreements will ...

Hetzner Cloud, a popular cloud provider, has deployment failures due to connection issues between servers, caused by Iranian entities trying to subvert US and international sanctions by diverting traffic via Hetzner's German data centers. The issue affects around 10% of Hetzner's German IPs, which are blocked by major cloud providers, causing connectivity issues and potential harm to businesses.

Kubesafe is a tool that allows you to safely run commands across multiple Kubernetes contexts by marking specific contexts as "safe" and defining protected commands. It seamlessly wraps any CLI command and prompts for confirmation before executing protected commands in a safe context.

Sergei, a veteran of the Soviet computing industry, learned a valuable lesson about life and embedded programming while working with him. He discovered that a Soviet rail yard computer was crashing due to radiation from contaminated cattle shipments from Chernobyl, leading him to flee the country.

We're on a mission to make knowledge workers everywhere more efficient. Starting with our AI-powered personal search, we're building tools that streamline your workday and protect your focus, built ground up with privacy and security at their core so you always stay in control of your data.

The author examines the evolution of the Unix utility `wc` from 1979 to 1989, highlighting how the absence of UTF-8 and the definition of a "word" affected its functionality. The author notes that the early versions of `wc` had limitations in counting words due to the character set and coding practices of the time.

Amazon is making employees return to the office five days a week, but research suggests the CEO may backtrack soon, as most companies have dropped their 5-day in-office mandates. In fact, 69% of businesses now offer workplace location flexibility, up from 50% last year, and only 3% of tech firms require full-time office work.

The author explores the hidden areas of Toronto's Union Station, including the steam tunnels, mechanical rooms, and abandoned offices, revealing a vast network of underground spaces. Through creative problem-solving and clever disguises, the author gains access to restricted areas, including the TTR offices, the power substation, and the rooftop, offering a unique glimpse into the station's ...

To successfully roll out a component library, treat it as a product, prioritize communication and transparency, and focus on building high-quality components that accommodate real-world use cases. Additionally, ensure compatibility with existing codebases, provide resources for implementation, and measure success through adoption rates and metrics, while being mindful of the challenges and ...

The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization, is racing against time to save the web from digital oblivion, as a quarter of all web pages posted between 2013 and 2023 have vanished, and the organization faces financial threats, technical challenges, and legal battles. Despite its efforts, the organization's future is uncertain, and the lack of a formal effort to organize efforts to ...

Public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the US, with a 10.6% decline in drug deaths and some researchers predicting an even larger decline. Experts attribute the decline to a combination of factors, including improved access to medical treatments, increased availability of naloxone, and changes in the street drug supply, but caution that more needs to ...

The BitNet architecture is a transformer-based model that uses extreme quantization, representing each parameter with only three values: -1, 0, and 1, resulting in a model that uses just 1.58 bits per parameter. The model is fine-tuned on a small dataset and achieves strong performance, outperforming other models that were trained on larger datasets, and is also efficient in terms of ...

Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy due to declining sales and increased costs, despite attempts to revamp its products and appeal to a younger audience. The 78-year-old company's financial struggles are attributed to a shift in consumer behavior towards more environmentally conscious food storage options and increased competition.

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Lebanon's official news agency reports that home solar energy systems exploded in several areas of Beirut Lebanon's official news agency reports that home solar energy systems exploded in several areas of Beirut BEIRUT -- Lebanon's official news agency reports that home solar energy systems exploded in several areas of Beirut.

The reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris's charpente, a medieval oak frame, was a labor of love for a team of traditional carpenters who used hand-hewn axes and techniques to rebuild the iconic cathedral's roof. After years of work, the charpente was finally completed, with its intricate details and imperfections reflecting the dedication and savoir-faire of the artisans who built it.

Michael and Jono, co-founders of Cerebrium, aim to create a serverless infrastructure platform for ML/AI applications, making it easy to build, deploy, and scale AI applications. They have focused on solving key challenges such as GPU costs, local development, and cost to experiment, and have achieved low cold starts, efficient inference, and high-performance build times.

The observability business is expected to change with the advent of agentic generative AI, which can take actions using real-world data, and several startups are emerging in the agentic monitoring space, offering solutions that go beyond chat interfaces. The effectiveness and potential impact of these agents on the observability space are still being explored, with concerns around data ...

A paper on Symbolics Genera by Janet H. Walker, David A. Moon, Daniel L. Weinreb, and Mike McMahon.This Lisp-based system helps designers get from prototype...

Explosions from walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah fighters have wounded dozens in Lebanon, following a day after thousands were injured and 12 killed by exploding pagers. The pagers were reportedly planted with explosives by Israel's spy agency Mossad, leading to fears of a wider Middle East war.

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The initiative proposes the creation of a European wealth tax to address climate change and social inequalities, with the revenue generated being used to fund policies promoting a just and democratic transition. The tax would be a progressive tax on the wealth of the richest 1% of Europeans, with the revenue being allocated to funds supporting the Green Deal, cohesion policy, and social protection.

The US News & World Report college rankings are flawed, relying on subjective factors and manipulative tactics, and often prioritize marketing and resource allocation over educational quality. A better approach would focus on outcomes, such as post-graduation success, earnings, and affordability, to encourage institutions to prioritize student success.

Cobb Tuning has agreed to pay a $2.9 million civil penalty and stop selling aftermarket defeat devices that disable factory emissions controls. The company must also revise its marketing materials, conduct compliance training, and obtain executive orders from the California Air Resources Board for its products to ensure they meet emissions standards.

The Navy’s attacks on Kake and Angoon led to widespread suffering. Generations later, Alaska’s Lingít people will receive a measure of justice.

The user is discussing the @pg-nano/pg-parser package, which parses PostgreSQL queries and provides an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) for traversal and manipulation. The package includes functions for parsing queries, walking the AST, and accessing fields in a type-safe manner, as well as type definitions generated from the libpg_query C library.

The user is seeking a platform that allows for true freedom of speech without censorship, but acknowledges that such a platform may not exist due to the inherent problems of noise and toxicity that arise when allowing unlimited speech. The user suggests that hosting one's own server or using alternative platforms like Mastodon or the dark web may be the only ways to achieve true freedom of ...

Ohio is providing millions of dollars in grants to private, religious schools to build new buildings and expand campuses, a move that experts say is unprecedented in modern US history. The goal is to increase the capacity of private schools to absorb more voucher students, but critics argue that it breaks the separation of church and state and sets a precedent for more public funding of ...

Sarah Andersen Comics and An Infinite Story have created a "hidden art game" called "After Owning a Cat" where players zoom in on comic images to find hidden cats. The game uses WebGL technology and is available for free on web platforms, with new game experiences coming soon.

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world

Australian police arrested a 32-year-old man for creating and administering the encrypted messaging app Ghost, used by organized crime gangs worldwide. The app was infiltrated by authorities, leading to the arrest of 38 suspects in Australia and others globally, and the seizure of illicit weapons and drugs.

The article compares the performance of Intel Alder Lake-N processors, including Processor N95, N97, N100, and Core i3-N305, in five mini PCs, highlighting the Processor N97's good CPU performance and 3D graphics. The Core i3-N305 is the fastest for multi-core workloads, while the Processor N97 offers the best price-performance ratio, making it a popular choice for mini PCs and single board computers.

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GitNotebooks is the best Jupyter Notebook review experience available with rich diffs, comment support, markdown, and a lot more.

The OpenTelemetry Collector is a core element of the OpenTelemetry observability framework that acts as a neutral intermediary for collecting, processing, and forwarding telemetry signals to an observability backend, simplifying the setup and providing a layer of abstraction and flexibility. It supports various open-source and commercial protocols and formats for logs, traces, and metrics, ...

A recent study by Princeton and Northwestern University professors found that economic elites and business interests have a significant impact on US government policy, while average citizens have little influence. The study suggests that the US is not a true democracy, but rather an oligarchy where the wealthy and powerful hold more power than the general population.

Explosions occurred at a funeral site in Lebanon, where walkie-talkies, solar equipment, and other devices suddenly exploded. The incident occurred near the site of a funeral for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding pagers the day before.

Japanese companies are developing transparent glass antennas that can turn windows into base stations, allowing multiple carriers to share infrastructure and reducing the need for unsightly equipment. The WAVEANTENNA, developed by AGC and NTT Docomo, uses transparent conductive materials and can be engineered to reduce signal attenuation and reflection, making it compatible with 5G Sub6 frequencies.